<p>"she replies something like:</p>
<p>"who cares, I'm hispanic""</p>
<p>She's an idiot and probably won't get in.
You don't get into HYPS or any impossibly selective based on race.
Example: Brown's admission rate among blacks is 24% just, 7% more than the general admit rate. I'm sure it is even lower for Hispanics at Harvard.
If she's ignorant that's her fault, not the fault of admissions officers trying to build diverse campuses.</p>